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Swans is an American post-punk band originally active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in 1982, Swans employed a shifting lineup of musicians until their dissolution in 1997. Besides Gira, the only other constant members were keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Jarboe from 1984 to 1997, and semi-constant guitarist Norman Westberg. The band was noted for droning vocals and strange instrumentation. In 2010, Gira reactivated Swans without Jarboe. The reformed band has released two new studio albums: My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky in 2010, followed by The Seer in… more »

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I can see it but not see it
I can feel it but not keep it
I can touch it but not hold it
I can be it but not know it
I can reach it but won't touch it
(But won't touch it)
I contain it but release it
I unfold it but won't see it (I unfold it)
I can breathe it but not taste it
(But not taste it)
I will lose it but I'll keep it
In the shadow, in the light pool
(In the shadow)
In the reason for not being (In the reason)
I won't touch it, I won't hold it
(I won't touch it)
I can be it but not feel it (I can be it)
I can steal it but not keep it
(I can steal it)
I can break it but not heal it
(I can break it)
I can see it but not see it (I can see it)
I can feel it but not keep it (I can feel it)
I can touch it but not hold it
(I can touch it)
I can be it but not know it (I can be it)
I can reach it but won't touch it
(I can reach it)
I contain it but release it (I contain it)

I unfold it (I unfold it, I unfold it)
Somewhere
No place - let's go! (But don't see it)
(I unfold it, but don't see it) nowhere
This place - let's go!
(I unfold it, I unfold it) reaching
Not being - let's go! (But don't see it)
(I unfold it) glorious
No one, no us - let's go! (I can touch it)
(I unfold it) hmm - let's go!
Hmm - let's go!

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